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AUTHOR
R. Targhetta
GERM CELL TUMOURS IN CHILDREN- A Report of 84 Cases
In January 1991 a Protocol for diagnosis and treatment of Germ Cell Tumours (GCT) in children was activated in 15 Italian Paediatric Centres.
Air pollution and childhood leukaemia: a nationwide case-control study in Italy
Objectives Leukaemia is the most common cancer in children, but its aetiology is still poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that traffic-related air pollution is associated with paediatric leukaemia because of chronic exposure to several potential carcinogens. Methods The Italian SETIL study (Study on the aetiology of lymphohematopoietic malignancies in children) was conducted in 14 Italian regions. All incident cases of leukaemia in children aged ≤10 years from these regions (period 1998–2001) were eligible for enrolment. Two controls per case, matched on birth date, gender and region of residence were randomly selected from the local population registries. Exposure assessment at bi…